On this special Newsbud edition of Porkins Great Game, Pearse Redmond and I focus on the battle between Russia and Turkey in Syria. We discuss Russia's reaction to Turkey's downing of a Russian jet over Latakia's Turkmen-populated Bayırbucak region and the recent appearance of Turkmen militia leader/Turkish nationalist Alparslan Çelik at a funeral in Istanbul.Continue reading “Porkins Great Game: Episode #12 – Inside Turkey’s War in Syria”
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Syrian Turkmens, Turkish Nationalists, Russian Jets and the Battle for Bayırbucak
Within hours after the first Russian airstrikes in Syria, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Western journalists began to explain why Russia’s intervention “is doomed to fail.”[1][2] A few days later, Western media gleefully announced that Russia’s intervention has failed.[3] But four months into Russia’s Syria campaign, it is now becoming increasingly difficult to denyContinue reading “Syrian Turkmens, Turkish Nationalists, Russian Jets and the Battle for Bayırbucak”
The New Great Game Round-Up #102
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage across the entire country was widely celebratedContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #102”
The New Great Game Round-Up #101
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players. When the Armenian authorities reluctantly approved a request by the country's energy monopoly, Electric NetworksContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #101”
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